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Stygimoloch

“`html Stygimoloch: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Stygimoloch Stygimoloch (STIJ-ee-MOLL-ock; “Horned Demon of the Styx”) is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 66 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in the Hell Creek Formation and Lance Formation of what is now Montana and Wyoming in the […]

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Styracosaurus

“`html Styracosaurus Facts & Information Styracosaurus Styracosaurus (sty-RACK-oh-SAWR-us; “Spiked Lizard”) is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur that roamed North America during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75.5 to 75 million years ago. Its fossils have been primarily discovered in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. The name Styracosaurus comes from the ancient Greek

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Suchomimus

“`html Suchomimus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Suchomimus Suchomimus (SOO-koh-MIME-us; “crocodile mimic”) is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 112 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in what is now Niger, Africa. The name Suchomimus refers to its long, narrow snout, which strongly resembles

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Suchosaurus

“`html Suchosaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant – Dinos and Designs Suchosaurus Suchosaurus (Soo-koh-SAWR-us; “crocodile lizard”) is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, specifically the Barremian stage, about 130 to 125 million years ago. Fossils of Suchosaurus have been found in what is now England, with some material

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Sulaimanisaurus

Sulaimanisaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Sulaimanisaurus Sulaimanisaurus (soo-lay-MAHN-ih-SAWR-us; “Sulaiman lizard”) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, specifically the Maastrichtian stage, about 72 to 66 million years ago, in what is now Balochistan, Pakistan. The name refers to the Sulaiman mountain range where its fossils were discovered

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Supersaurus

“`html Supersaurus: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Supersaurus Supersaurus (SOO-per-SAWR-us; “Super lizard”) is a genus of extremely large diplodocid sauropod dinosaur that roamed North America during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 153 million years ago. The name “Super lizard” was given due to its immense proportions, making it one of the longest land animals known

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Suuwassea

“`html Suuwassea: Profile of a Prehistoric Giant Suuwassea Suuwassea (SOO-oo-WAH-see-ah; “ancient thunder”) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in what is now Montana, USA. The name comes from the Crow Native American language, where “suuwassa” means “ancient thunder,” hinting at the loud sounds

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Suzhousaurus

Suzhousaurus Suzhousaurus (SOO-zhoh-SAWR-us; “Suzhou lizard”) is a genus of therizinosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 to 100 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered in the Xinminpu Group in Gansu Province, China. The name Suzhousaurus refers to the Suzhou area where it was found, and the type species, Suzhousaurus

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Szechuanosaurus

Szechuanosaurus Szechuanosaurus (SETCH-wahn-oh-SAWR-us; “Sichuan Lizard”) is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 160 to 150 million years ago. Its fossils have been discovered in what is now Sichuan Province in China, from which it gets its name. Szechuanosaurus was one of the many fascinating dinosaurs that roamed

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